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25 J. Legal Ethical & Regul. Isses 1 (2022)
The Impact of Ambulatory Care Accreditation in Promoting Foreign Patients' Medical Displacement to Latin America: A Quasi-Experimental Approach

handle is hein.journals/jnlolletl25 and id is 1032 raw text is: Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues THE IMPACT OF AMBULATORY CARE ACCREDITATION IN PROMOTING FOREIGN PATIENTS' MEDICAL DISPLACEMENT TO LATIN AMERICA: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Heidy Rico Fontalvo, Simon Bolivar University Florentino Antonio Rico Calvano, Simon Bolivar University Mario De La Puente, Northern University Elkyn Lugo Arias, Minutes of God University Corporation Egna Avendano Cardenas, Northern University ABSTRACT This study analyses whether clinics accredited by the Joint Commission International Hospital Program in ambulatory medical care protocols located in Latin America achieve a higher quality perception from foreign patients compared to others treated in non-accredited ones. The following quality perception variables under study are essential to achieve such accreditation: the length of an outpatient visit, follow-up attention, and a clear explanation of the medical condition identified by doctors to patients. In 236 patients, a t-test with Welch correction, chi-square test, Tau Kendall correlation coefficient, pre-test, post-test, supplemental questionnaire, and two focus groups was applied. Patients treated in accredited clinics had a greater perception of quality than those treated in non-accredited clinics. An unbalanced application of the three variables was discovered to have a detrimental impact on quality perception. The findings contribute to analyzing international health accreditations on the Latin American outpatient medical offer. Keywords: Ambulatory Care, Medical Displacement, Case Study, Quasi-Experimental Approach, Latin America. INTRODUCTION The prompt access to medical procedures in various advanced nations has become an issue since overcrowded public and private health systems have increased the waiting time for medical care, including ambulatory procedures, limiting the coverage of medical insurance policies, thus jeopardizing patients' health. Voluntary travel to other nations is becoming popular to avoid long wait times. International medical displacement is a concept that indicates the consumption of medical treatment and medications in foreign countries (Pacheco et al., 2020). The two main reasons for international medical displacement are, on the one hand, individuals who seek equal attention in receiving medical procedures at lowered prices in developing nations, and on the other hand, those who move to advanced countries in search of sophisticated medical interventions not always accessible in their home country (Rico et al., 2022; Landazury et al., 2022). According to various authors individuals included in the international health 1 1544-0044-25-5-242 Citation Information: Fontalvo, H.R., Calvano, F.A.R., Puente, M.D.L., Arias, E.L., & Cardenas, E.A. (2022). The impact of ambulatory care accreditation in promoting foreign patients' medical displacement to Latin America: A quasi- experimental approach. Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, 25(5), 1-16. Volume 25, Issue 5, 2022

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